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Zuppa di Zucca, by Ippolito Cavalcanti

A simple and nostalgic pumpkin soup from 1839, just on time for Halloween!

Many of you know already, during quarantine I’ve been cooking a LOT of traditional & comfy Neapolitan dishes, as diving into my childhood memories and trying to re-connect with my origins. During this internal journey I’ve brought back to life so many flavors and ingredients I used to love as a child, so I’ve done…

Squid casserole, Neapolitan style

Squid in cherry tomatoes sauce, with fresh sweet peas and potato.

One of the dishes that my grandma used to make in the summer, typically on Fridays or Saturdays after Mimí arrivals, was squid or so called “calamari” simply sautéed in a saucepan with extra virgin olive oil, fresh sweet peas and sun-ripen “cieliegini” (cherry tomatoes) harvested in grandpa “Pasquale”‘s farm, who was her…

Red beans and escarole soup

The first recipe I want to tell you about is “escarole and red beans soup” because it is such a simple and frugal dish, that reminds me when my ancestors had to feed the whole family in such hard times, with locally grown and poor ingredients.

I grew up loving it because my entire family would make it, with fresh escaroles coming straight from my grandpa’s orchard, yes, I grew up going incam…

“O’ panar” from Naples to New York, delivering food in social distancing times.

A voice coming from far …

Naples, it was around this time of the year, in the afternoon of a typical southern summer, soon after after a light lunch, no one in the street but stray cats, a little child was attempting to nap on his grandma Vincenza’s floral sofa, hoping that anytime a breeze from the louvered windows would blow and alleviate his journey to dreamland, when he heard a yelling…

40° N | Napoli via New York, and back

From New York an emotional journey back to my origins in Naples, re-discovering simple ingredients, flavors and traditions, thru the memories of little child.

There was upon a time in the beautiful and vibrant city of Naples a little child, curious and creative, wild and fascinated by a lot of things, such as Nature, Art, and discovery.

As not so many kids of his age, he was also…